<h2>Directives</h2><ul><li><a href="#action">Action</a></li><li><a href="#script">Script</a></li></ul><hr/><h2><a name="Action">Action</a> <a name="action">Directive</a></h2><table bgcolor="#cccccc" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><strong>Description: </strong></td><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or
content-type</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></td><td>Action <em>action-type cgi-script</em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></td><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></td><td>FileInfo</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></td><td>Base</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></td><td>mod_actions</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
- <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by
- the request. The <em>action-type</em> can be either a <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
+ <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by the
+ request. The <em>cgi-script</em> is the URL-path to a resource
+ that has been designated as a CGI script using <a class="directive" href="mod_alias.html#scriptaliase"><code class="directive">ScriptAliase</code></a> or <a class="directive" href="mod_mime.html#addhandler"><code class="directive">AddHandler</code></a>. The
+ <em>action-type</em> can be either a <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment
variables.</p>
method.</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></td><td> Script <em>method cgi-script</em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></td><td>server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></td><td>Base</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></td><td>mod_actions</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<em>cgi-script</em> when a file is requested using the method of
- <em>method</em>. It sends the URL and file path of the requested
- document using the standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED
- environment variables.</p>
+ <em>method</em>. The <em>cgi-script</em> is the URL-path to a
+ resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <a class="directive" href="mod_alias.html#scriptaliase"><code class="directive">ScriptAliase</code></a> or <a class="directive" href="mod_mime.html#addhandler"><code class="directive">AddHandler</code></a>. The URL and
+ file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
+ PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p>
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Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are
<usage>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
- <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by
- the request. The <em>action-type</em> can be either a <a
+ <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by the
+ request. The <em>cgi-script</em> is the URL-path to a resource
+ that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive
+ module="mod_alias">ScriptAliase</directive> or <directive
+ module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The
+ <em>action-type</em> can be either a <a
href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment
<usage>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<em>cgi-script</em> when a file is requested using the method of
- <em>method</em>. It sends the URL and file path of the requested
- document using the standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED
- environment variables.</p>
+ <em>method</em>. The <em>cgi-script</em> is the URL-path to a
+ resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive
+ module="mod_alias">ScriptAliase</directive> or <directive
+ module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The URL and
+ file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
+ PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p>
<note>
Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are